Account-register.



LE. GUNIN & W. e. FERGUSON.

ACCOUNT REGISTER.

APPLIOATIQN FILED MAY 24, 1909.

Patented Jan. 25, 1910.

Mom Womb Wilwmom I, E. GUNIN 6; W. G FERGUSON. I

AGGOUNT REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED 151F124, 1909.

Patented Jan.25,1910.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. as. rain.

Application and. May a, 909. 'seriai No. ieaoos.

I! all whom it mac concern:

Be it known that we, Josnrnt and TILLIAM. G. FERGUSON, both residing at Alliance, in the county of Stark and State of Ohimcitizens invented certain new The object of the invention is to improve the constructionand operation of account registers,

such a manner that stantially a Vertical posit-ionto h or substantially a horizontal position the eight of the vertical leaveswill assist in counterbalancing the Another object of the invention is to p'rovide means whereby the back or rear leaf is i the forward movei is preferably formed of two sheets of metal prevented froml following ment of the series of leaves.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a side eleva- ;1

tion, showing the near side of the case removed showing some others in sul'istantiallv vertical position, rear leaves partially in section. a perspective mew,

showing the front leaf partially broken dis a view showing two of the tangs 9., so as away. Fig. leat hinge or connecting connecting straps or tangs. tudinal section showing a portion'ot one oi the channel rails and a portion at one or the case and head.

blocks and the leaf corresponding parts in all the figures ot' the drawings.

In the accompanying sents the case or cabinet, which may be of any desired size, reference being bad to the size of the account register designed to be of the United States, have and useful improvements in Account-Registers; and wedo hereto be a full, clear, the invention, such to make and use the which construct-ion is suchthat the various leavesco-act with each other in when a given leaf is 5 brought from a vertical position or subhorizontal I =1 provided with the open recesses 5, which re bosses are for the purpose of receiving the weight-Lot thedeaf or they are shifted from i a vertical to a horizontal position and vice of the leaves in horn side a section of the follo'i'ver I l hinge-blocks 13 Similar numerals of reterence indicate;

' F 13 arehinged the hinge-blocks of the pintles 17 and the apertures 18. The hinge-blocks 13 and 16 1 providing means for l 19 by means of tanis l is and 1e are time drawings, 1 reprei E constructed. The cabinet maybe of any de E. GUNIN sired style or design, reference being bad to the proper ad ustment and .nuinipulation ot the various leaves carried by the leaves.

The case or cabinetis providedivith the desk, portion 2, which deskportion is spaced irointhe bottom of the cabinet 1, between which bottom antbdesk may be located a dra\vei"3.- llponthedesk 2. may be located the frame 4-, to which frame maybe attached a pane of glass, under which glass.

\ and frame may be located an index sheet.

= 'llhese parts form no speclfic part of the presdesigned. to carry credit slips or other articles designed to be t;

cnt invention; that is to say the frame or cabinet, the desk and the arrangement of thefra ne to receive a drawer and a frame having a. pane of glass connected thereto.

Upon: the desk 2 or its equivalent are located the bearings which bearings are the spacing strips .10, which spaced apart by best. illustrated spacing strips are tapered as To the hinge blocks 7 is attached the front leaf in Fig. 2, and the top edge of the forward sheet bent or hemmed over and upon the top oi": the rear sheet 11. To the rear face of the rear sheet. 11 are attached the spacing bars 12, which spacing bars, spaclng strips and the ten s are rlveted together. it

y let and the pintles 15. To the hinge-blocks 16'by means arefor the purpose of connecting the leaves 9. The hinge-blocks in pairs and the numlt- \vi. l he understood that the sheets contheir equivalents are pivotally attached the rock-bars 24, to which rock-bars are connected the short studs 25, upon which studs are mounted the anti-friction rollers 26, which rollers are located between the upper and lower flanges of the channel bars 22.

It will be understood that by providing the channel bars 22 and connecting the rock- I bars 24 to the rearmost spacing bars 23,,the

rearmost leaf 21' will be held 1n proper elevation. The channel bars 22 should be so adjusted thatwhen all of the leaves are brought into substantially a vertical position as shown in Fig. 1, the leaves will be held in proper elevation, the front leaf being supported by thebearings L and the pintles; and by reason of the rear leaf being held in proper elevation there can be no sagging or moving down of the intermediate leaves, by reason of the spacing bars 27 located upon the opposite sides of the intermediate leaves coming in contact with each other and with the outermost spacing bar 12. 'It will be noticed that the pintles 15 are located in a plane below the pintles l7 and the apertures 18 in a plane below the apertures 28, by which arrangement two pivotal points are provided as between the hinge-blocks, the

forward pivotal point of each block being in a plane below the rear pivotal plane of each block, by which arrangement a stepped relationship is given to the various leaves when they are brought into the position illustrated in Fig. l and they are held in such position by reason of the various spacing strips upon the various leaves abutting or pressing against each other.

When the front or forward leaf 8- is brought from a vertical position into a horizontal position the hinge-blocks will turn upon their pivotal points, which pivotal points are upon the bearings 4 and as said leaf turns the hinge blocks 7 are brought from a horizontal position into substantially a vertical position or in the position illustrated in Fig. 1. and as the hinge-blocks 7 move from a horizontal position to a vertical position the next rear leaf 1? will be elevated and moved forward at its bottom or lower end, carrying with it the remaining series of leaves by reason of the pivotal connections of the various hinge-blocks. After the front leaf has been turned down or brought from a vertical position to a horione at a time or a series of same time. It will be understood that when a leaf or leaves are brought forward or turned from a vertieatposition to a horizontal one the leaves back of the one or ones moved into a horizontal position including the rearmost leaf will all be moved forward at their lower ends and will all be slightly elevated. The leaf or leaves back of any leaf turned into a horizontal position will be held against forward movement except when force is applied by reason of the weight of the leaves back of the one last brought from a vertical position into a horizontal position. and when all of the leaves have been brought forward the rearmost leaf will be prevented from moving forward and falling to a horizontal position by reason of the channel bars 22 and the anti-friction rollers 26, which anti-friction rollers are located in the channel bars 22, but the rearmost leaf is free to move upward and forward equal to the distance moved by the movement of the hinge blocks.

It will be understood that when a portion of the leaves are brought into a horizontal position or substantially a horizontal position as illustrated in Fig. l the remaining leaves will be partially supported upon .the series of hinged blocks located directly beneath the foremost vertical leaf; but when the horizontal leaves are, brought into an angle the connecting blocks or hinged blocks will be brought out of a true horizontal position and the weight of the vertical leaves will assist in elevating and bringing the lifted horizontal leaf into a vertical or substantially a vertical position. It will be understood that the weight of the rearmost leaf is also utilized to hold the leaves in front of said rearmost leaf in a vertical p0- sition-by reason of the channel bars 22 being inclined downward toward the rear 'of the case, owing to the fact that by providing the anti-friction rollers 26 the rearmost leaf has a tendency to move downward to a certain extent. By providing a series of hinge-blocks and connecting said blocks or hinging said blocks at their front and rear edges in different planes we are onabled to provide a series of leaves and locate them in stepped relationship with reference to each other and at the same time provide, whatmight be termed counterbala'nces for all of the leaves designed to be moved from a vertical position to a liorizontal one and vice-versa. In lowering the leaves a slight pull upon the top or upper edge of any given leaf is necessary, but as the leaves move forward and approach Ill] liil) a horizontal position the hinge-blocks assume substantially a vertical position. When i purpose specified.

theleaves arein a horizontal position they will remain where placed or in their lowermost position and 1t will require a slight 1 lift upon the forward edges of the leaves to bring them into a vertical position; but after they have passed an angle of say 45 the weight ofthe leaves back of the one to be moved will have a tendency to turn or swing the leaves into vertical positions, by which arrangement we are enabled to use the weight of the various leaves to hold the leaves either in horizontal or vertical position without the use of springs or counterweights.

ll hen it is desired to remove the leaves from the cabinet to be placed in a safe or other receptacle, or upon a table ordesk the leaves are brought into a vertical position; the front leaf lifted from its bearings, after which all of the leaves can be moved upward and forward until the rear leaf together with the rock arms and the anti-friction rollers have been detached from the channel bars 22.

For the purpose of providing means to temporarily connect credit slips or other articles to the various leaves the spring clips 29 are pyovided, which spring clips may be of the form shown or they may be of any other desired form as the only purpose is to provide means for holding slips inproper position and any ordinary and common clip may be employed;

Having fully described our invention what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. An account register consisting of a plurality of leaves and hinge blocks con nected to said leaves. and the said blocks being pivoted together at their front and rear sides, the forward pivotal connection of the hinge blocks located in a plane below the rear pivotal connection of said blocks, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. In an account register, the combination of a cabinet, a series of leaves, the forward leaf of the series supported in fixed bearings, and hinge blocks connect-ed to the leaves and pivotally connected together at their front and rear edges, the forward pivotal connection being located in a plane below the rear pivotal connection of each block, substantially as'and for the purpose specitied.

53. An account register, the combination of a cabinet. a series of leaves, hinge blocks connected to said leaves, the hinge block of the forward leaf of the series pivoted in fixed bearings, the rear leaf of the series provided providednvith anti-friction rollers, and a channel bar adapted to carry the rock arm l l l l l l lationship with reference to each other,

with a rock arm, said rock arm and rear leaf, substantially as and for the t. An ,account register, the combination of a plurality of leaves and hinge blocks secured to the leaves, said hinge blocks provided with ,pintles and apertures respectively, the pintles and apertures spaced from each other, said pintles and apertures located upon the front and-rear edges of the blocks respectively and indifferent planes with reference to the hinge blocks, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

5. An account register, the combination ofa cabinet, a plurality of leaves and hinge blocks connected to the leaves, the said blocks being pivotally connected together at points in front and rear of the leaves and in stepped relationship, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

6. in account register, of a cabinet provided with channel bars inclined upward from rear to front of the cabinet, a plurality of leaves, and hinge blocks connected to the leaves, the hinge blocks of the foremost leaf pivoted in fixed bearings, the real-most leaf suspended by means of the channelbars secured to the the combination.

gcther, the blocks between the rearmost block and foremost block pivoted together in stepped relationship, substantially as and for the purposespecified.

T. An account register, the combination of a cabinet provided with channel bars inclined upward from rear to front of the cabinet, a plurality of leaves dctachably connected to the cabinet, "and hinge blocks connected to the leaves, the hinge blocks of the foremost leaf pivoted in fixed bearings, the rearinost leaf suspended by means of the channel bars secured to the ca'binet,and the hinge blocks all pivoted together, the blocks between the rearmost block and foremost block pivoted together in stepped relationship, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

8. An account register having in combination a plurality of leaves and hinge blocks connected to said leaves, said hinge blocks having each two pivotal connections, said pivotal connections located in different planes, one above the other, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

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9. In an account register, the combination I of a cabinet, a plurality of leaves, one of the series of leaves pivoted in fixed bearings, hinge blocks pivoted together in stepped rethe hingepoints of each block being located in different planes, substantiallyes and for the purpose specified.

10. In an account register the combinationof a cabinet, a plurality of leaves, one

. of the series of leaves pivoted in fixed bearings, hinge blocks pivoted together in guiding the ward pair of the stepped relationship with reference to each other, the hinge points of each block being located in different planes, and means for upper free end of the rearmost leaf of the series, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

11. In an account register, the combination of a cabinet, a series of-leaves, a series of hinged blocks connected to the series of leaves, said blocks hinged together, the forhinged blocks supported in fixed bearings, and the hinged blocks pivoted together in stepped relationship with reference to each other, the rearmost leaf of and adapted to be earned upon a track or way, said track or way inclined upward and forward in the cabinet, and the hinge points of each block located in different planes, substantially and for the purpose specified. In testimony that We clai1n.the above, We I have hereunto subscribed our names in the I presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH E. CUNIN. WILLIAM G. FERGUSON. Witnesses:

IRENE LUTZ, WILLIAM H. MILLER.

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